As global focus on human rights and freedom of expression grows, the U.S. House’s Global Human Rights Subcommittee has acted decisively. They reached out to the Organization of American States (OEA), probing serious allegations of human rights abuses in Brazil centered around censorship. Spearheading this effort, Republican Congressman Chris Smith issued a letter on May […]
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